The Washington critic., 1887-04-28
Enst Wnsllinginn.

The funeral Of the late John c. Wagner
took place yesterday afternoon from the
residence of his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Wagner, sO3 East Capitol street, at 3
O'Clock. Rev. William L Parson OF the
Church of the Reformation, Capitol IIill
Ofllciated. The intermcut was at Prospect
Hill Cemetery.
The work OF excava'ing on tue site OF
the new Library has been delayed somewhat
by the condition of the ground which Ia,
been rendered unfit for further operations
by the heavy rains OF the past few days
Work will commence when the ground is fl
suitable condition. The parties who pur.
chastd the houses Oh East Capitol aud
South A streets are rapidly removing them,
as they have but twenty days to do 1t In.
r.. NJ. Green is erecting dwelling twh
stories high and pressed brick front on Fifth
street, between and streets southeast.
The pailshioners OF 1t Peters Church
were treated to an Irish panorama on Tues
day evtuii " given under tie auspices Of
tie pastors Of The church. AT the parochill
school, corner Third AMI l. streets south.
Cest. The hall was literally packed, anu
The tceres on the canvas were received with
loud applause.
Star Of the East Lodge of Good Tenn.
plsrs held a large and enthusiastic meeting
on Monday evening at the Seaman's Bethel
Retreat, corner Eighth aud l. streets south
east. Chief Templar Mockabee presided.
Chief Templar Emmons reported Sl7.G5 re-
ceived from the recent race for grand
Officers regalia, and announced W. f. Ben
son the winner. Officers for the ensuing
year were elected as follows: Walter II
Irwin, g. t.; Annie De Neal, V. T.; II. o.
EmmoDs, secretary; Otis Grimes, +. s.;
Clarence Mills, treasurer; Theodore Mason,
chaplain; Charles IL. Caldwell, marshal;
Mary Thomas, guard; George lIettie, senti-
mel; Anton GoekeD, assistant secretary, and
Ida st. Clair, deputy marshal.
Major 5. II. Walker is building two
handsome threestory bricks on Fifth
street, near b northeast. Edward Don.
nelly, the builder, is also erecting two
story dwelling adjacent to the houses OF
Major Walker.
The U. s. Fish Commission steamer
Albatross has received orders to proceed
to Baltimore and be thoroughly over.
hauled there. She will leave the Navy
Yard here on Monday next, at 7 o'clock
q. m.
Samuel Bryan, colored man, was
arrested yesterday by Officer Fitzgerald OF
the Fifth Precinct for attempting to break
Into the house OF Mrs. Rebecca Collins
1855.
The plans and drawings for the new
gun foundry at the Navy-Yard have been
completed, but have not as yet been ap
proved. The new superintendent, Mr.. j.
NJ, Pugsley Of Baltimore, Is at the yard
nearly every day, but has not assumed his
official duties.
The contract for laying drain-pIpes and
Furnishing the same for the new Library
building has been awarded to Mr. James
Reagan, the lowest bidder, for :S, 240. Mr..
Reagan has gone to Philadelphia for the
necessary materials.
The Donneiiy Leonard Wedding.
Mr.. james d. Donnelly OF Fourteenth
and streets is to be married this afternoon
at 80 o'clock, at St Matthew's Church, to
Miss Fannie L. Leonard OF the West End.
The ceremony will be performed by Rev.
Father Mackin, and the couple will leave
at once for an extended bridal trip, which
will include Philadelphia, Boston and Mag
ara Falls.
j. II. Burns, wealthy farmer, near Mans
Held, Ill, with three others, was on O scat
fold Tuesday painting his barn, when cal.
with rope around Its neck got the rope
wrapped about one Of the posts supporting
the scaffOld, aud in trying to pull away
pulled down the scaifOli Burns was killed,
and Robert Newton, one Of the men on the
scaftold, was fatally Injured.
W. A. Miller, charged with completely
with Bruno Gottschalk and Emil Hirsch ia
using the mails for the circulation OF illegal
circulars, was held for trial In Philadelphia
yesterday. The defendants, under the style
OF the Philadelphia Banking Company, Of.
fered foreign bonds for sale. They guar
anteed the principal, but the interest was
allotted to the bondholders in prize draw
ings at stated periods.
Sick and bilious headache, aud all de-
rangements of stomach and bowles, cured
by DR.. Pierce's "Pelletsn--or anti-blious
granules. Twenty-Five cents vial. No
cheap boxes to allow waste OF virtues. BY
druggists.